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Garrity v. U.S., No. 13 (U.S. Supreme Court) (385 U.S. 493; 87 S.Ct. 616) (January 16, 2067) (Justice Douglas)

Here the Court held held that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination bars the government from using statements compelled under a threat of job loss in a subsequent criminal prosecution against that person.

In this case the Court established the so-called "Garrity immunity" principle when it held that a surrender ...

 

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